Putting the moves in movies

The Santikos Silverado 16 movie theater at Bandera Road and Loop 1604 debuted new motion seating with the release of “Clash of the Titans” in 3-D. The seats are designed by D-BOX Technologies and move in correspondence with the action on the screen.

I got a test drive of the seats last week (a minute or so with a clip of “Titans” and a 10-minute scene from “Fast & Furious.”) I wrote about it for Friday’s Weekender, but I really want to hear from people who went out and tried a full-length feature in the seats. Y’all head to the comments and share your experience.

Here’s what I think, based on my little ride: Despite what they say, it feels like a theme-park ride. Regardless of the fact that there’s a control to monitor the intensity of the seat’s motion, it’s a distraction. People who are interested in just watching a movie (like me  I don’t even like this 3-D trend that’s happening right now) are not going to like it. I’m picturing popcorn being jostled out of the bag and soda sloshing around in the cup. Who can concentrate on a movie like that?

Maybe I’m wrong. If so, tell me. Did your popcorn go flying? Did the motion seats give you motion sickness? Are you pissed that you spent $17 for the experience? Am I just being a snob and it was really awesome? Chime in!